Man
is the (a).......of his own fateIf he makes (b) .......proper
division of his tme and (c).......his duties accordingly he will (d) .......imorove abd prosper(e) .......life.But if he does
otherwise he is sure (f).......suffen it is too late.To waste time is
as bad as to commit suicide.In fact, our (g) .......is nothing nut the
sum total (h).......hours days and
years.If we waste (i)morning hours of life we shall have to(j) .......afterwards.

Answer:
1

(a)
a (b) a (c) of (d) gets (e) of (f) with (g) in (h) the (i) fear (j) the

2.Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

A
great (a) .......of people speak English allover (b) .......world.Some people use
(c)
.......on
English to communicate with offices in different (f) .......Their advertisements
published(g) .......different newspaers are
in English. Ttey also want people who possedd a good (h) .......over English. One (J).......knowing English.

Answer:
2

(a)
follow (b) from (c) a (d) the (e) in (d) for (g) mental (h) the (i) of (j)
important/essential

3.Make five sentences using partsof
sentences from each column of the table below.

Drug

Addiction

Drugs

These

Drugs

Addiction

is

has

means

are

Strong attraction for any
harmful thing.

Not onlya national but
also a global problem.

Used for intoxicating and
stimulating effects.

Grasped the
younggeneration of the country.

Taken by smoking or through
injection.

Answer:
3

(i)
paper is the part and parcelof modern civilization.

(ii)
It is the most useful gift of human skill.

(iii)
It is our best daily companion.

(iv)
We cannot do for a moment without paper.

(v)
Some believe that the Egyptians made paper first.

4.Complete the following text with right forms of the
verbs given in the box.

(tremble)
(say) (ask) (have (come) (cross) (drown) (begin)

(know) (be)

One
day a scholar (a)…… a river with a boat. suddenly a ghastly wind (b)…… to blow.
The scholar (c)with fear. The
boatman (d)…… him if he (e) …….. how to swim. The answer from the scholar (f)
…… negative. Then the boatman (g)…… very soon you are going to (h)……. You (i)
…….a lot of knowledge but it (j)…….
toues at this moment.

why
didyou not go to schoolyestrday rimu Asked the mother i was ill mum How are you
today Well answered the girlDon tworry for me.

Answer:
5

The teacher asked the student if he (s) had prepared

his lesson that day. The student respectfully replied in the negative. The
teacher asked him (s) why he (s) had not prepared his lesson. The student said
that he had been suffering from headache the previous

6.
Change the sentences according to directions.

(a)
Strategy is the most important thing in the examination. (Comparative)

(b)
Any answer in the exam should not be elaborated. (Active)

(c)
When he gets the question paper he should read it carefully. (simple)

(d)
At first glance the questions may seem difficult.

(Negative)

(e)
A student should attempts to answer all the questions

to get good marks. (Complex)

(f)
If an examiner answers all the questions the

examiner becomes glad to see that.
(Simple)

(g)
But it is better than not answering at all. (positive)

(h)
It is really sensible. (Exclamatory)

(i)
The examiner should not waste time by doing it.

(passive)

(j) Without following this process you cannot
bring a

good result in an examination.
(Cooompound)

Answer:6

(a)
No there man in this sub _continent was as generous as Haji Muhammad Muhsin.

(b)It
was he who was born inHoogly. /It is Hoogly where he was born.

(c)
Didn't he inherits a vast property f room his father and sister?

(d)
His wealth was not misused by him.

(e)people
call him the friend of humanity.

(f)
He was unmarried. /He was a bachelor.

(g)
During his lifetime he spent money lavishly so

that he could help the poor.

(h)
He was very kind and so he could not refuse

(i)
one night during his prayer time a thief broke into

his room.

(j)
Though he caught the thief he did not punish him.

7.Complete
the sentences.

(a) Five
years have passed since.

(b) Hardly
had the assembly begun.

(c) lest you should miss the plane .

(d) Danger
often comes.

(e)
The lady speaks as if.

Answer:
7

(a)No sooner had I
reached home than the rain

started.

(b) He was so lazy that he could not move.

(c) It is health which is wealth.

(d) He succeeded though he was lazy .

(e) As
our elders love us so we also should love

them.

8.
Complete the text adding suffixes prefixes or the

both with the root words
given in the parenthesis.

You
should bear in mind that (a)……. (confidence) assists a man to reach the goal of
life. The lack of (b)……… (determine) keads one to lose the confidence. You need
it in order to (c)……. (come) the problems of life. Fix a target and then try
(d) ………(sincere) to gain success.
Don’t lose heart if you fail. Remember that (e) …….. (fail) is the pillar of
succss. Whereas success without (f)……… (complete) is not enjoyable. Determination
keeps you (g) ……….(mental) strong
and make (h) ………. (prepare) for struggling to reach the goal. Nobody can ne (i)
……… (success) in his mission. Failure makes him more (j) …….. (determine) to
work hard.

Trees
are very important (a) ……. they produce oxygen (b) ……… is a must for man and
all living beings. We must realize (c) ……… they help us in many ways (d) …….. trees are less in number there will be an
increased amount of carbon dioxide in theat atmosphere (e) ……….it will enhance
greenhouse effect.

Answer:
10

(a)
Other wise (b) Moreover (c) For instance (d) so (e) However

11.Use
capitals and punctuation marks where

necessary in the following text.

My
sons listen to me said rahman an old farmer a great treasure lies hidden in the
land there iam going to leave it for you the sons asked how shall we find it.

Answer:
11

The
king said “What harm did I do then that you dhould seek to take my life with
your own hand?” You killed my father and my two brothers.”the young man
replied.